8.22 pm: BJP today accused the Congress-led UPA Government of deliberately not releasing Census figures as it was afraid that poor economic condition of the Muslim community under its rule would be exposed.

There is no room for good governance and development in Tamil Nadu because the DMK and the AIADMK believe in political vendetta.

6.45 pm: BSP chief Mayawati today asked Dalits and Muslims to support her party unitedly and wholeheartedly “so that the party gets enough seats” to elect “a daughter of the Dalit class” as the prime minister.

6.21 pm: Ajit Pawar did not threaten villagers to vote for his party, says NCP chief Sharad Pawar. Ajit Pawar said he will file a defamation case against AAP candidate and former IPS officer Suresh Khopde.

6.11 pm: Taking the battle to the home-turf of BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today alleged that about half the population in Gujarat lacked access to drinking water, and malnourishment among the children was high in the state.

5.34 pm: Virtually dismissing the possibility of a short-circuit in her hotel room at Malda that
sparked a fire, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today alleged there was a conspiracy to kill her and said in the event of her death she would be reborn again “among the people”.

5.27 Asserting that “hijras” can do a better job than others in Parliament, transgender Sonam Kinnar has entered the poll fray against sitting MP and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi from here in what the spirited debutant terms the emergence of the ‘third front’ in Indian politics.

5.19 pm: Stepping up her offensive against Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi today said democracy cannot be safe in the hands of one person and accused BJP of crossing all limits by spreading “falsehoods” to come to power.

5.13 pm: BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has expressed the hope that if he comes to power at the centre, he would get cooperation of Mamata Banerjee government in creating a conducive atmosphere for industrialisation in West Bengal including resolving the Singur problem.

5.05 pm: Amethi will see development on the lines of Gujarat model if BJP comes to power at the Centre, actor-turned-party candidate Smriti Irani said today.

4.42 pm: Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani today claimed that BJP’s prime
ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had sent emissaries to him and separatist leadership in Jammu and Kashmir to create a “soft corner” for him by making a “commitment” to seek a solution to Kashmir issue.

4.40 pm: Narendra Modi today said that, if voted to power, he would give priority to preventing
corruption in future before addressing the old cases and would be ready to face investigation if charges are leveled against him “professionally”.

4.21 pm:

As you all know, I met with an accident yesterday. In spite of that, I have come here to hold this rally: Trinamool Chairperson at Farakka

4.10 pm: Free laptops for meritorious students, Rs one lakh cash award for girl students, separate budget for agriculture are among the promises made by BJP today in its manifesto for the Telangana region.

3.52 pm: BJP president Rajnath Singh has said that his party would realise Mahatma Gandhi’s dreams, something which Congress could not do.

3.28 pm: Demanding that Narendra Modi and the BJP should make public their source of funds, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that the state Congress had paid Rs 30 lakh each to its 13 Lok Sabha candidates.

3.20 pm:

We have basic evidences of Congress involvement behind the attacks. In the meanwhile, Delhi Ex-minister Satyendra Jain joins protest.

2.59 pm: Terming the BJP’s announcement of prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi as a “sign of impatience”, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said they are not fighting the elections on issues, but only to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister

2.41 pm: Congress nominee from Indore constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Satya Narayan Patel with assets totalling over Rs 69 crore is the richest candidate in the fray for the third phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held in the state on April 24.

2.19 pm: The Prime Minister’s Office today came out with data to highlight the progress made under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the last 10 years in an effort to counter the damaging claims made by his former Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru.

2.18 pm: Claiming that some senior leaders of BJP were unhappy with its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress today asked how could the country trust him (Modi) when its own leaders lack faith in him.

2: 05 pm: Terming his rival contestant Uma Bharati a ‘pravasi chidiya’, sitting Congress MP from Jhansi Pradeep Jain has assured the voters here that his party will ensure a separate Bundelkhand state.

2: 02 pm: Four ministers are involved in Hawala network and even a leader close to 10 Janpath is involved, said Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Akbarpur.

12.01 pm: The Congress has demanded the arrest of Baba Ramdev over his video.

11.36 am: Samajwadi Party leader Gaurav Bhatia has attacked Baba Ramdev, saying the released video is a proof that the yoga guru says something else in the backroom and does something else. WATCH RAMDEV VIDEO

11.32 am: The stalemate over electoral alliance between TDP and BJP in Andhra Pradesh continued even as the former reportedly offered one Lok Sabha seat in lieu of six Assembly seats to the latter. M Venkaiah Naidu and Chandrababu Naidu are slated to meet for another round of talks today.

10.54 am: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that she would complaint to the Election Commission against the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir over the killing of sarpanch Mohammad Amin Pandith.

10.34 am:

Leaving in another 15 mins after meeting the cadres who have come in great numbers to meet & greet me!

10.00 am: Stage arranged for a rally of Narendra Modi in Kanpur has collapsed due to heavy rain and storm.

WATCH VIDEO: In what comes as an embarrassment for the BJP and Narendra Modi, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has been caught on camera allegedly discussing some money transaction with the party’s Alwar candidate Mahent Chandnath. CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO